Explaining Daily Tides Answer Key

This worksheet features five short-answer questions guiding students to explain why tides change daily. Topics include Earth’s rotation, the Moon’s orbit, and combined gravitational effects of the Sun and Moon. Students must respond in complete sentences using their own words. The exercise builds understanding of dynamic tidal changes and enhances written explanation skills.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Science – Daily and Monthly Tidal Cycles

Science – Earth-Moon-Sun Interactions

English Language Arts – Writing Complete Scientific Explanations

Critical Thinking – Analyzing Continuous Natural Phenomena

This worksheet is part of our Tides and Their Relation to the Moon collection.